Student pilot who jumped gate at Florida airport will be deported, authorities say

A Florida student pilot who breached airport security and boarded an empty plane will be deported as part of his sentencing, authorities said Monday.

Nishal Sankat, 22, pleaded guilty to a felony burglary charge on Monday after he jumped a security fence at the Orlando-Melbourne International Airport in Florida last month and entered a plane’s cockpit, authorities said.

Sankat, a student at the Florida Institute of Technology, will have his visa revoked and be deported to his native country of Trinidad as part of a plea agreement, according to sentencing documents.

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He was also ordered to go on the country’s no-fly list and pay the Melbourne Airport Police Department $909.45 to cover investigation costs, authorities said.

Police arrested Sankat on Sept. 20 after a brief chase. Airport technicians first noticed that he didn’t have proper ID.

One technician said he tackled Sankat and tried to hold him down while a co-worker alerted police. Sankat was able to break free and run away.